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TI-2026-71513 Aliases CVE-2026-104661GHSA-7g5q-9jqp-cj84

Incorrect Privilege Assignment in GitLab

Priority LOW 19CWE-266Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-266.

Summary

GitLab EE from 17.0 before 19.2.8, 19.3 before 19.3.5, and 19.4 before 19.4.2 has an improper privilege assignment flaw (CWE-266). Under certain conditions, an authenticated user with a custom role that holds compliance framework administration permissions can configure and run a specially crafted compliance pipeline across group projects. The attacker needs low privileges and no user interaction.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-27

Description from the CNA

GitLab has remediated an issue in GitLab EE affecting all versions from 17.0 before 19.2.8, 19.3 before 19.3.5, and 19.4 before 19.4.2 that, under certain conditions, could have allowed an authenticated user holding a custom role with compliance framework administration permissions to configure and execute a specially crafted compliance pipeline across group projects due to improper privilege assignment.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00184 8th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed GitLab (GitLab): 19.2.8, 19.3.5, 19.4.2

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
GitLabGitLab17.0 to before 19.2.8; 19.3 to before 19.3.5; 19.4 to before 19.4.219.2.8, 19.3.5, 19.4.2Patch availableCNA
  • GitLab VendorGitLab Affected 17.0 to before 19.2.8; 19.3 to before 19.3.5; 19.4 to before 19.4.2 Fixed in 19.2.8, 19.3.5, 19.4.2 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*17.0.0 to before 19.2.8; 19.3.0 to before 19.3.5; 19.4.0 to before 19.4.2VulnerableGitLab
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitlab:gitlab:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 17.0.0 to before 19.2.8; 19.3.0 to before 19.3.5; 19.4.0 to before 19.4.2 Vulnerable ·GitLab

Remediation

GitLab fixes this in versions 19.2.8, 19.3.5, and 19.4.2. Upgrade GitLab EE to one of these fixed versions or later.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-27

  • Fix · CNA GitLab (GitLab) Fixed in 19.2.8, 19.3.5, 19.4.2

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    GitLab 19.2.8, 19.3.5, 19.4.2

    23 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 1 CRITICAL, 1 MEDIUM, 21 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-71508 Integer overflow in GitLab allows code execution on the serverPriority CRITICAL 100
    • TI-2026-71506 Cross-site scripting in GitLab syntax-highlighted outputPriority MEDIUM 40
    • TI-2026-71475 Permissive regular expression in GitLab lets attackers poison cached filesPriority LOW 38
    Show all 23 records →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-13 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-104661
  2. 2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-7g5q-9jqp-cj84
  3. 2026-10-13 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2026-71508 Integer overflow in GitLab allows code execution on the server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-58817 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2023-06425 Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2021-05191 Code injection in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2021-05161 Server-side request forgery in GitLab KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-02763 Injection in GitLab CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
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Sources

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